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3 title: "GNU Octave 4.0.1 Released" | 3 title: "GNU Octave 4.0.1 Released" |
4 date: 2016-03-23 | 4 date: 2016-03-23 |
5 categories: releases | 5 categories: news |
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8 Version 4.0.1 has been released and is now available for [download][]. | 8 Octave version 4.0.1 has been released and is now available for [download][1]. |
9 Octave 4.0.1 is a [bug fixing release][]. | |
10 | 9 |
11 Octave 4.0, released in May 2015, | 10 Octave 4.0, released in May 2015, |
12 was a major new version with many new features, | 11 was a major new version with many new features, |
13 including a graphical user interface, | 12 including a graphical user interface, |
14 support for classdef object-oriented programming, | 13 support for classdef object-oriented programming, |
15 better compatibility with Matlab, | 14 better compatibility with Matlab, |
16 and many new and improved functions. | 15 and many new and improved functions. |
17 | 16 |
18 [download]: http://www.octave.org/download.html | 17 This is a bug fixing release: |
19 [bug fixing release]: http://www.octave.org/fixes-4-0-1.html | 18 |
19 - Allow strsplit to use '+' as a delimiter ([bug #47403](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?47403)). | |
20 - svds.m: Special handling for case of sigma=0 ([bug #46683](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46683)). | |
21 - patch.m: Fix typo in docstring. | |
22 - Fix splines and remove unnecessary calculations ([bug #47013](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?47013)) | |
23 - doc: Use consistent spacing for memory/storage sizes | |
24 - fix printf regression ([bug #47192](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?47192)) | |
25 - Invoke correct version of octave-cli from main driver program | |
26 - For gnuplot 5.x, add the "color" option to the postscript terminal. | |
27 - Avoid overflow while reshaping large sparse matrices ([bug #42850](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?42850)). | |
28 - Fix memory corruption allocating to sparse arrays ([bug #42825](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?42825)). | |
29 - `__osmesa_print__.cc`: Include system headers with <file.h> syntax. | |
30 - Fix compilation error when building with OSMesa on Mac platforms ([patch #8761](https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?8761)) | |
31 - Disable char/int8_t function overloads where not permitted ([bug #45411](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45411)) | |
32 - Fix cut/paste error in rande documentation ([bug #47097](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?47097)). | |
33 - Fix regressions caused by ismatrix definition change (partial fix [bug #47036](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?47036)). | |
34 - doc: Update copyright date in octave.texi (partial fix [bug #47058](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?47058)). | |
35 - Fix regressions caused by ismatrix definition change (partial fix [bug #47036](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?47036)). | |
36 - Fix regression for coordinate transforms on 3-D arrays (partial fix [bug #47036](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?47036)). | |
37 - Fix regressions caused by ismatrix definition change (partial fix [bug #47036](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?47036)). | |
38 - doc: Correct example errobar code and plot ([bug #46972](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46972)). | |
39 - `__getlegenddata__.m`: fix handling of multiple child elements ([bug #46835](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46835)) | |
40 - doc: fix spelling of "unknown". | |
41 - svds.m: Modify BIST test for sigma=0 to reliably pass. | |
42 - fzero.m: Correctly choose tolerance (eps) based on class of fun and X0 ([bug #46658](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46658)). | |
43 - maint: Add @SizeTester files to build system. | |
44 - etc/icons/octave.desktop.in: Add Keywords entry and field code to Exec. | |
45 - doc: fix spelling of "occurred". | |
46 - Remove spurious tick labels occuring when setting ticks and removing tick labels. | |
47 - Fix behavior of warning ("error") call ([bug #45753](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45753)). | |
48 - doc: Start help text with " -- ", not " -- : ". | |
49 - Fixed isequal for comparison of objects with overridden size ([bug #44334](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44334)) | |
50 - Fix compilation of classdef with the clang compiler ([bug #41178](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?41178)) | |
51 - Added tag rc-4-0-1-1 for changeset 20b17dda0e0c | |
52 - doc: Fix incorrect description of Hessenberg decomposition ([bug #46622](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46622)). | |
53 - Rewrite a8ee668e7fd7 to use #if defined rather than #ifdef. | |
54 - Fix kbhit and pause on Windows systems. | |
55 - set all lexical_feedback variables in init function ([bug #46522](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46522)) | |
56 - randi.m: Clean up function. | |
57 - randi.m: corrected warning policy for int and single ranges. | |
58 - Tweak GUI ToolTip strings for consistency. | |
59 - Update German translation file de_DE.ts. | |
60 - Stop segfault when find() called with 6 outputs ([bug #42424](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?42424)). | |
61 - lscov.m: Increase tolerance of BIST test to 2*eps. | |
62 - doc: Clarify how if statement determines true or false for a matrix input. | |
63 - textread.m, textscan.m: properly process single-quoted endofline parameter ([bug #46477](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46477)) | |
64 - Fix rotated graphics when printing through ghostscript ([bug #46435](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46435)). | |
65 - drawnow: add a delay to let the GUI thread lock the mutex when printing ([bug #44463](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44463)) | |
66 - check whether filter is active or not when history widget becomes visible | |
67 - fix hanging of gui when focusing the editor (regression from cset 802dc52d4d46) | |
68 - quadv.m: Clarify that tolerance is absolute in docstring. | |
69 - Fix segfault with 'dbclear all' ([bug #41843](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?41843)). | |
70 - intro.txi change a to A to match the previous comments | |
71 - Force left-to-right alignment for the whole GUI ([bug #46204](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46204)) | |
72 - validateattributes.m: fix typo on documentation ([bug #46328](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46328)) | |
73 - doc: Fix typo in short-circuit operators documentation ([bug #46280](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46280)). | |
74 - datevec.m: Properly handle FFF millisecond code ([bug #46171](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46171)). | |
75 - build: Add check for sys/stropts.h system header file | |
76 - libinterp/dldfcn/module-files: Sort the list of loadable module files. | |
77 - Fix issue with gnuplot, subplot, and 2 y-axes ([bug #45822](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45822)). | |
78 - plot.m: use actual property names in the description FMT argument ([bug #46240](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46240)) | |
79 - normrnd.m: Return correct result for vector case when std = 0 ([bug #46238](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46238)). | |
80 - prevent doc browser from searching for an empty string (bug 46227) | |
81 - improve focus detection of gui ([bug #45306](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45306)) | |
82 - Fix segfault when complex double matrix calls ZGETRF ([bug #45577](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45577)). | |
83 - Add uiXXXX documentation ([bug #46076](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46076)) | |
84 - quantile.m: Fix operation along a singleton dimension ([bug #45455](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45455)). | |
85 - doc: Add explanation of ':' optional input to numel(). | |
86 - doc: Cuddle parentheses in example code of for loop. | |
87 - data.cc: Add @w{} around @code segments in docstrings to prevent line breaks. | |
88 - `__gnuplot_drawnow__.m`: Use "screenpixelsperinch" instead of constant value ([bug #46122](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46122)). | |
89 - methods.m: try Java class names if getMethods fails on Java objects ([bug #46010](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46010)) | |
90 - textread.m, textscan.m: always remove headerlines args before invoking strread ([bug #46080](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46080)) | |
91 - Include stdint.h in mex.h file (Bug #46062) | |
92 - Handle hggroup objects "buttondownfcn" when children are clicked ([bug #45621](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45621)) | |
93 - Fix selection of one pixel high(wide) images ([bug #46049](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46049)) | |
94 - annotation.m: document the "string" property of textbox and textarrow annotations ([bug #46036](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46036)) | |
95 - mkoctfile: Apply default C++ compiler flags when linking oct-file ([bug #45280](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45280)) | |
96 - Use backslash as windows file separator for canonicalize_file_name ([bug #45816](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45816)). | |
97 - maint: Complete deprecation of gmap40 colormap. | |
98 - Generate correct ezplot for 2-input functions ([bug #46004](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46004)). | |
99 - Fix regression in displayed error message for nargin and nargout. | |
100 - Fix typo in str2func docstring. | |
101 - doc: Make excplicit that asctime and ctime values end in a newline ([bug #45976](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45976)) | |
102 - doc: remove section about broadcasting warnings which no longer exists. | |
103 - Initialize interpreter correctly with script and --traditional ([bug #45921](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45921)) | |
104 - do not leave debug modus when entering a command at debug prompt ([bug #45737](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45737)) | |
105 - `__finish__.m`: Change from function to script to stay in base workspace ([bug #45869](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45869)). | |
106 - Don't put default xtick vector size in documentation ([bug #45725](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45725)). | |
107 - range.tst: Add tests for [bug #45739](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45739). | |
108 - Fix 'descending' sort of Range objects ([bug #45739](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45739)). | |
109 - strread.m: clarify delimiter and whitespace usage ([bug #45712](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45712)) | |
110 - GUI-Find: keep focus on Find What and select all text when dialog opens | |
111 - strread.m: properly preprocess all forms of string format specifier ([bug #45712](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45712)) | |
112 - doc: Clarify that ARCH argument to fread overrides ARCH arg to fopen. | |
113 - strfunc: Document function does not accept anonymous functions (partial fix [bug #45682](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45682)). | |
114 - doc: Add info about single letter codes for fread, fopen IEEE format. | |
115 - doc: Change docstrings to use 'IEEE 754' rather than 'IEEE-754'. | |
116 - Fix hang when using errorbar with empty dataset ([bug #45554](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45554)). | |
117 - doc: Clarify behavior of length() function ([bug #45611](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45611)). | |
118 - show history context menu only for clicks on entries | |
119 - Fix missing sorting of the workspace view directly after start-up | |
120 - Allow sorting columns in workspace view ([bug #45448](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45448)) | |
121 - Pass all fields in face/vertex structure through to patch() ([bug #45593](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45593)). | |
122 - polar.m: Display plot titles on polar plots ([bug #45514](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45514)). | |
123 - ellipke.m: Use correct definition of elliptic integral in documentation ([bug #45522](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45522)). | |
124 - build: Sort generated PKG_ADD contents consistently | |
125 - build: Use texinfo.tex from gnulib instead of manually imported version | |
126 - doc: Fix backslash characters in docstrings | |
127 - install.txi: Add warning about incorrect behavior of reference BLAS library. | |
128 - unpack.m: Stop hang when unpacking on to existing filename ([bug #45331](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45331)). | |
129 - Allow NEWS to be displayed properly in QTextBrowser ([bug #45396](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45396)) | |
130 - Fix segfault when '[]' used for row_vector_property. | |
131 - fix crash when selecting an image ([bug #45372](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45372)) | |
132 - qt toolkit: set keyboard focus in canvas ([bug #44832](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44832)) | |
133 - Clean up MEX example code. | |
134 - Change mxCreateNumericArray to be Matlab compatible for ndims < 2 ([bug #45319](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45319)). | |
135 - Fix conversion from string cell array into java's String[] ([bug #45290](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45290)) | |
136 - Don't run wizard in --no-gui mode (see http://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/Octave-wants-to-run-startup-configuration-wizard-in-no-gui-mode-tp4670884.html) | |
137 - Fix load/save of integers with -hdf5 ([bug #45225](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45225)) | |
138 - io.tst: Add tests for printf hex or octal conversion on string inputs | |
139 - ellipke.m: Modify to accept row vectors ([bug #45283](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45283)). | |
140 - Return correct hex value for printf when used with string inputs ([bug #45263](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45263)). | |
141 - run.m: Return to original directory on Windows ([bug #45231](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45231)). | |
142 - Convert double Octave vectors to double Java vectors ([bug #45264](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45264)). | |
143 - Also load settings and translations in --no-gui mode ([bug #44222](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44222) and [bug #45199](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45199)) | |
144 - Avoid crash when trying to annotate an empty figure ([bug #45241](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45241)) | |
145 - Allow interactive annotations in other figures than the currentfigure. | |
146 - Allow copying a figure to clipboard even in --no-gui mode ([bug #44886](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44886)) | |
147 - Allow saving/copying other figures than the currentfigure ([bug #45226](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45226)) | |
148 - linsolve.m: Fix regression when calling linsolve with 2 arguments ([bug #45212](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45212)) | |
149 - fftshift.m, ifftshift.m: Restore support for N-dimensional arrays ([bug #45207](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45207)) | |
150 | |
151 | |
152 The above list was generated using the following command and very little | |
153 manual post-processing: | |
154 | |
155 {% highlight bash %} | |
156 hg log -r "release-4-0-0:release-4-0-1" -b stable \ | |
157 | grep "summary:" | nl | sort -rn | cut -f 2- \ | |
158 | sed 's/summary:\s*/- /' \ | |
159 | sed 's/\(bug #\)\([0-9]*\)/[\1\2](https:\/\/savannah.gnu.org\/bugs\/?\2)/' \ | |
160 | sed 's/\(patch #\)\([0-9]*\)/[\1\2](https:\/\/savannah.gnu.org\/patch\/?\2)/' | |
161 {% endhighlight %} | |
162 | |
163 [1]: {{ "download.html" | absolute_url }} |